Men's Tennis | Saturday 04/14/2018

HOMEWOOD, Ill. – The New Mexico State men's tennis team wrapped up conference play on Saturday at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club with a 6-1 win over Grand Canyon.
 
The win moves NM State to 4-1 in conference play and have secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. The Aggies will have a bye in the first round and will play the winner between the No. 3 and No. 6 seed at 2 p.m. (MT) on Saturday, April 28.
 
Doubles action opened with Stijn de Haan and Mauri Benitez taking down their counterparts on court No. 2 6-4. Christofer Goncalves and Luis Flores secured the point for NM State (13-7, 4-1 WAC) after a tightly-contested match 7-6 (7-5).
 
New Mexico State took a 2-0 advantage over Grand Canyon (14-6, 2-2 WAC) to open up singles action when de Haan bested his opponent 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles position. The Lopes' got a point back on court No. 5 after Benitez was defeated 6-3, 6-2.
 
However, it would be the only point GCU would get. Not too long after GCU's point, Sergi Espias took down Valentin Lang 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles before Enrique Asmar clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court No. 4.
 
A 7-6, 6-3 win at the top singles slot from Goncalves followed by Louis Menard's close 4-6, 6-4, 10-1 win at No. 6 singles for his 11th-straight win.
 
New Mexico State remains in the Windy City for a non-conference match against DePaul on Sunday, April 15, at 12:15 p.m. (MT).
 
Grand Canyon vs New Mexico State
Apr 14, 2018 at Homewood, IL
(H-F Racquet and Fitness Club)
New Mexico State 6, Grand Canyon 1
 
Singles competition
1. Goncalves, Chris (NMSU) def. Rajaonah, Mathieu (GCU) 7-6, 6-3
2. de Haan, Stijn (NMSU) def. Fucile, Lorenzo (GCU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Espias, Sergi (NMSU) def. Lang, Valentin (GCU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Asmar, Enrique (NMSU) def. Balenci, Gregoire (GCU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Grego, Lucas (GCU) def. Benitez, Mauri (NMSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Menard, Louis (NMSU) def. Grant, Freddie (GCU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Goncalves, Chris/Flores, Luis Pliego (NMSU) def. Fucile, Lorenzo/Rajaonah, Mathieu (GCU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. de Haan, Stijn/Benitez, Mauri (NMSU) def. Balenci, Gregoire/Lang, Valentin (GCU) 6-4
3. Grego, Lucas/Grant, Freddie (GCU) def. Asmar, Enrique/Menard, Louis (NMSU) 7-6 (7-4)
 
Match Notes:
Grand Canyon 14-6, 2-2 WAC
New Mexico State 13-7, 4-1 WAC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,5,3,4,1,6)